Adam M. Burton

Adam Burton advises clients facing complex commercial disputes, with an emphasis on intellectual property and securities matters.

While attending New York University School of Law, Adam served as a clinic extern in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and in the Environmental Law Division of the New York City Law Department. He also conducted extensive research into the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which informed updates to a leading treatise, Federal Practice and Procedure. As an undergraduate at Yale College, he served as a Liman Fellow with the Legal Aid Society.

Before entering law school, Adam received a master’s degree in conflict resolution and mediation from Tel Aviv University. While living in Israel, he volunteered at Hand in Hand, an innovative coexistence school for Israelis and Palestinians. Adam speaks conversational Hebrew and Spanish.

Adam’s admission to the New York Bar is pending.

Notable Cases

• Zunum Aero in a complex intellectual property action against Boeing related to hybrid-to-electric aircraft development in the Western District of Washington.
• Sealed Air as defendant in securities litigation in the Southern District of New York.